From lrajchel@ANSI.org Wed Sep 6 21:14:04 2000 Received: from email1.ansi.org (mail.ansi.org [165.254.114.6]) by dkuug.dk (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id VAA72370; Wed, 6 Sep 2000 21:14:03 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from lrajchel@ANSI.org) Received: by email1.ansi.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Wed, 6 Sep 2000 15:13:08 -0400 Message-ID: <2F81C8110D55D411882A0020356797B21516B3@email1.ansi.org> From: Lisa Rajchel To: "'sc22info@dkuug.dk'" Cc: "'Simonsen, Keld'" Subject: SC 22 N 3172 - SC 22/WG 15 Business Plan/Convener's Report Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 15:13:07 -0400 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) _____________________beginning of title page ______________ ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N3172 TITLE: SC 22/WG 15 Business Plan/Convener's Report DATE ASSIGNED: 2000-09-06 SOURCE: J. Oblinger, Convener, SC 22/WG 15 BACKWARD POINTER: N/A DOCUMENT TYPE: Other (Defined) PROJECT NUMBER: STATUS: This document will be discussed under Agenda Item 8.8 at the JTC 1/SC 22 Plenary Meeting. ACTION IDENTIFIER: FYI to SC22 Member Bodies DUE DATE: N/A DISTRIBUTION: text CROSS REFERENCE: DISTRIBUTION FORM: Def Lisa Rajchel ANSI 11 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 642-4932 Fax: (212) 840-2298 Email: lrajchel@ansi.org _____________________end of title page _________________________ BUSINESS PLAN AND CONVENER'S EPORT: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 WG15 (POSIX) PERIOD COVERED: September 1999 - June 2000 SUBMITTED BY: Jim Oblinger (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22/WG15 Convener) NUWC Code 2233, Bldg 1171-2 Newport, Rhode Island, 02841-1708 USA Tel: 401 832 1366; Fax: 401 832 2130 1. MANAGEMENT SUMMARY: 1.1 JTC 1/SC22/WG15 STATEMENT OF SCOPE Application Program Interfaces (API's) for portability based on the "Portable Operating Systems Interface" (POSIX) work and related operating systems interface work. 1.2 PROJECT REPORT POSIX project status is maintained at: http://www.pasc.org/standing/sd11.html A number of projects are in balloting, or approaching that state at this time. This includes: PDAM / Project # Title PASC number Status 9945-1 System API 3 / 22.42 Security Amendment 1003.1e Project Withdrawn 4 / 22.21.01.03.03 Protocol Ind. Interface 1003.1g DAM completed, DoC/DIS of final version needed. 5 / 22.39 Extensions to base 1003.1a In FPDAM balloting, should go to DIS in 2000 7 / 22.21.04.01.01 Advanced Real Time Extensions 1003.1j FDAM next step - Sept 2000 8 / 22.40 Additional Realtime Extensions 1003.1d FDAM next step - Sept 2000 9945-2 Shell and Utilities 2 / 22.41 Shell & Utility Extensions 1003.2b DoC in process, FPDAM next step 3 / 22.43 Shell & Utility Security 1003.2c Project Withdrawn 15068 Administration 3 / 22.21.03.05 User Admin 1387.3 US to provide draft for DIS ballot 4 / 22.21.03.03 Print Admin 1387.4 Project Withdrawn 13210 Test Methods rev 22.37 Test Methods 2003 Awaiting publication 14515 9945 Test Methods 1-1 22.14515-1.02 -1 Test Methods Realtime Extension 2003.1b PDAM DoC and recommendation next step 14766 - Guide to National Profiles and Locales 14766 Entering PDTR Aug 2000 LIS 9945-0 Language Independent Specification 1003.0 Withdrawn OSE Profile Projects 22.15287.01 OSE Profile Project: Supercomputing 1003.10 Awaiting Publication 22.15287.02 Real Time Profile 1003.13 Awaiting Publication 1.3 COOPERATION AND COMPETITION WG15 is continuing to work with IEEE PASC and The Open Group (TOG) to develop methods of cooperation. In mid 1999, a joint committee, within PASC, TOG and WG15, known as the 'the Austin Group' had been established and met to begin the revision of IS 9945-1 and IS 9945-2. In order to support this effort, WG15 formed two working groups, the first known as Rapporteur group for rEVising (REV) with the goal of encouraging and facilitating international participation in the revision process. The REV group has met in conjunction with 'the Austin group.' The second group established within WG15 is called the Rapporteur group for Procedures and Coordination (RPC) and was tasked to assist with coordinating the merging of procedures that are required to achieve the joint technical development of revisions to IS 9945-1 and IS 9945-2. This group meet in conjunction with the 'joint procedures committee' to write a set of procedures that would facilitate the flow of document approval within the three organizations Within the past year the Joint Procedures Committee generated a document called 'Joint Procedures for Document Development' (JDOCS) defining the joint process. This document has been reviewed by WG15 and a resolution passed approving it use during the revision of 9945-1. 2.0 PERIOD REVIEW 2.1 MARKET REQUIREMENTS The joining of efforts among IEEE PASC, TOG and WG15 addresses several issues that confront standardization effort within the computer operating systems area. The stabilizing of 'base' standards so that vendors can provide a mature produce meeting their customers requirements. Conformance testing suites and activities providing the user community with well tested product from which to choose 2.2 ACHIEVEMENTS Submitted the revision to 9945-1 for CD registration and FCD ballot in SC22. This draft is the joint product of The Open Group, IEEE POSIX and WG15 and is the document resulting from the merge 9945-1:1996, new approved POSIX amendments to 9945-1, and The Open Group documents. Draft 3 was developed and reviewed leading to Draft 4 that was released in August. Draft for is the document currently in FCD ballot. Two projects 22.40 (Additional realtime extensions) and 22.21.04.01.01 (Advanced realtime extensions), completed FPDAM balloting and are in final preparation for submission for FDAM. The Revision of ISO/IEC IS 13210:1994 (Requirements and Guidelines for Test Methods Specifications and Test Method Implementations for Measuring Conformance to POSIX Standards) completed FDIS ballot and is awaiting publication. 2.3 RESOURCES The POSIX work is dependent on IEEE and The Open Group, as a source of technical expertise, support and development work. WG15 has traditionally had five active (i.e. attending meetings) national bodies, and technical contributions from additional national bodies. Three national bodies attended the last WG15 meeting in July 1999 while five national bodies attend the WG15 meeting in July 2000. The close association that continues to develop between The Open Group, POSIX and WG15 and discussed elsewhere in this report provides sufficient resources to continue development of standards. 3.0 FOCUS FOR THIS PLANNING PERIOD 3.1 DELIVERABLES: See the active projects list above 3.2 STRATEGIES: The current strategy has two elements. The first is to complete the amendment process to the POSIX base standards with several standards expecting to complete this year. And second is to support the work of 'the Austin Group'. 3.2.1 RISKS None for the current work plan. 3.2.2 OPPORTUNITIES The main opportunity expected of the strategy is to stabilize the joint POSIX and The Open Group base standards so that vendors can enhance and mature their products. 3.3 WORK PROGRAM PRIORITIES Many POSIX projects have mature documents at various stages within the ISO balloting process. It will be a priority to move these documents along and push them to completion. 4. CONVENER'S REPORT 4.1 WG15 MEETING SCHEDULE The last meeting of WG15 was held in Nashua, NH on 21 July 2000. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Jan 2000 with the meeting location currently expected to be in the San Francisco Bay area in association with The Open Group meeting at that time. If sufficient progress is made prior to November using email balloting then the Jan 2001 meeting will be cancelled and the annual July meeting will be held, at a location not yet determined. WG15 reconfirmed its consensus to meet on an annual basis, in conjunction with other meetings, workload determining the exact frequency. 4.2 PROJECT EDITOR ASSIGNMENTS No new requests. 4.3 PROJECT TIMEOUTS 4.3.1 PROJECTS NOT REACHING CD WITHIN 3 YEARS Project Extension Request WG15 requests that an extension be granted to work item 22.14766, Guide to POSIX National Profiles and Locales. The working group developing this document, as a joint IEEE (POSIX 1494) and ISO document has been slowed by a limited number of face-to-face meeting opportunities. Regardless, the working group will be releasing Draft 5 of this document in late September 2000, just prior to the SC22 meeting, and will submit this version for PDTR balloting. 4.3.2 PROJECTS NOT REACHING FDIS STAGE WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF REACHING CD Project Extension Request WG15 advises SC22 that project number 22.41 POSIX, Part 2 Shell and Utility Addendum has completed draft 14 and is ready to proceed to FDIS pending final submission of the Disposition of Comments document. This project received an extension at the last SC22 meeting and has used that time to complete its draft document. It is expected that this draft and Disposition of Comments will be submitted to the SC22 Secretary in September 2000. 4.4 FOR SC22 INFORMATION New Project WG15 advises SC22 of it intention to submit two requests for new work items that will result in two standalone standards. Each of these projects were originated as amendments to the ISO/IEC 9945-1 standard but in accordance with current POSIX resolutions these will be now be modified and developed as independent standards. The first is a standard concerned with Fault Tolerance APIs called Services for Reliable, Available, and Serviceable Systems. The second is for a set of APIs covering Operating Systems Device Control. New Subdivision of Work WG15 advises SC22 of it intention to submit requests for subdivision of work for project 22.15287.02 (Realtime Profiles) for new amendments (AMD-1, Embedded Systems Profile and AMD-2, Extended Profile) 4.5 ACTION REQUESTS FOR SC22 4.5.1 DOCUMENTS TO BE FORWARDED Forwarding of Documents for Action: WG15 advises SC22 that the following document is ready for PDTR registration and will be submitted shortly: JTC 1.22.14766 - Guide to POSIX National Profiles and Locales WG15 advises SC22 that the following documents are ready for FDAM ballot and will be submitted shortly: JTC 1.22.40 - 9945-1 PDAM 8 Additional Realtime Extensions (P1003.1d/D10) JTC 1.22.21.04.01.01 - 9945-1 PDAM 7 Advanced Realtime Extensions (P1003.1j/D9) JTC 1.22.41 - 9945-2 Shell and Utility Addendum (P1003.2b Part 2 draft 14) WG15 advises SC22 that the project 22.18011 POSIX Realtime Distributed Systems API LIS already approved (N3013 [res 99-15]) for CD registration and CD ballot will be submitted shortly: 4.5.2 OTHER ACTIONS None